Jenkins County vs. Burke County

	Jenkins County (GA)	Burke County (GA)
Population estimates, July 1, 2019, (V2019)	8,683	22,423
Population, percent change - April 1, 2010 (estimates base) to July 1, 2019, (V2019)	4.2%	-3.8%
Population estimates base, April 1, 2010, (V2019)	8,336	23,311
Population, Census, April 1, 2010	8,340	23,316
Persons under 5 years, percent	5.3%	7.0%
Persons under 18 years, percent	20.3%	26.1%
Persons 65 years and over, percent	16.8%	15.6%
Female persons, percent	46.4%	52.4%
White alone, percent	54.4%	49.9%
Black or African American alone, percent	43.3%	47.4%
American Indian and Alaska Native alone, percent	0.5%	0.4%
Asian alone, percent	0.6%	0.6%
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander alone, percent	0.2%	0.1%
Two or More Races, percent	1.0%	1.5%
Hispanic or Latino, percent	5.6%	3.3%
White alone, not Hispanic or Latino, percent	50.8%	47.5%
Veterans, 2014-2018	503	1,598
Foreign born persons, percent, 2014-2018	4.8%	2.0%
Housing units, July 1, 2018, (V2018)	4,237	10,072
Owner-occupied housing unit rate, 2014-2018	70.2%	70.6%
Median value of owner-occupied housing units, 2014-2018	$66,500	$87,900
Median selected monthly owner costs -with a mortgage, 2014-2018	$886	$1,134
Median selected monthly owner costs -without a mortgage, 2014-2018	$352	$365
Median gross rent, 2014-2018	$533	$585
Housing units in multi-unit structures, percent, 2009-2013	1.9%	9.1%
Building permits, 2018	16	49
Households, 2014-2018	3,409	8,184
Persons per household, 2014-2018	2.57	2.73
Living in same house 1 year ago, percent of persons age 1 year+, 2014-2018	88.6%	90.2%
Language other than English spoken at home, percent of persons age 5 years+, 2014-2018	9.5%	3.0%
Households with a computer, percent, 2014-2018	74.7%	83.1%
Households with a broadband Internet subscription, percent, 2014-2018	52.8%	66.5%
High school graduate or higher, percent of persons age 25 years+, 2014-2018	79.3%	79.2%
Bachelor's degree or higher, percent of persons age 25 years+, 2014-2018	9.3%	12.6%
With a disability, under age 65 years, percent, 2014-2018	7.0%	10.4%
Persons without health insurance, under age 65 years, percent	15.7%	15.2%
In civilian labor force, total, percent of population age 16 years+, 2014-2018	49.3%	54.7%
In civilian labor force, female, percent of population age 16 years+, 2014-2018	44.2%	49.4%
Total retail sales, 2012 ($1,000)	40,505	196,658
Total retail sales per capita, 2012	$4,397	$8,504
Mean travel time to work (minutes), workers age 16 years+, 2014-2018	25.8	26.8
Median household income (in 2018 dollars), 2014-2018	$27,311	$42,773
Per capita income in past 12 months (in 2018 dollars), 2014-2018	$16,089	$21,334
Persons in poverty, percent	31.8%	22.0%
Total employer establishments, 2017	111	330
Total employment, 2017	1,061	9,532
Total annual payroll, 2017 ($1,000)	33,732	744,497
Total employment, percent change, 2016-2017	3.4%	12.9%
Total nonemployer establishments, 2017	517	1,510
All firms, 2012	638	1,511
Men-owned firms, 2012	370	737
Women-owned firms, 2012	227	655
Minority-owned firms, 2012	164	754
Nonminority-owned firms, 2012	453	706
Veteran-owned firms, 2012	61	132
Nonveteran-owned firms, 2012	542	1,282
Black-owned firms, percent, 2007	0.0%	28.3%
American Indian- and Alaska Native-owned firms, percent, 2007	0.0%	0.0%
Asian-owned firms, percent, 2007	0.0%	0.0%
Native Hawaiian- and Other Pacific Islander-owned firms, percent, 2007	0.0%	0.0%
Hispanic-owned firms, percent, 2007	0.0%	0.0%
Women-owned firms, percent, 2007	0.0%	36.2%
Population per square mile, 2010	24.0	28.2
Land area in square miles, 2010	347.28	826.97

Source: United States Census Bureau

About this page: Side-by-side comparison between Jenkins county (GA) and Burke county (GA) using the main population, demographic, and social indicators from the United States Census Bureau.